Data for 1984

Trade (% of GDP), 1984

Name: Trade (% of GDP), 1984
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1984, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Trade (% of GDP), 1984 covers 120 countries. Singapore is highest, at 313.12; Laos is lowest, at 9.11. The middle country reads 60.80. Against 1983, 119 values changed (67 up, 52 down), 1 country joined, 2 left.

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Trade (% of GDP) · Data for 1984

HighestSingapore

313.12

LowestLaos

9.11

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

120countries
1measure
1984the year it describes
120distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Trade (% of GDP), 1984, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Trade (% of GDP), 1984: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	313.12
2	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	211.44
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	199.91
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	195.35
5	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	167.39
6	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	150.91
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	138.89
8	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	128.23
9	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	121.90
10	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	121.76
11	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	118.77
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	118.63
13	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	115.91
14	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	112.51
15	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	112.25
16	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	110.64
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	108.31
18	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	107.25
19	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	106.63
20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	104.75
21	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	103.19
22	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	100.47
23	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	99.72
24	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	99.35
25	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	99.29
26	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	97.45
27	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	96.91
28	Guyana`GUY`South America	95.52
29	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	94.25
30	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	92.59
31	Panama`PAN`Central America	91.88
32	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	90.46
33	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	89.56
34	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	87.86
35	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	86.72
36	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	86.65
37	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	83.92
38	Belize`BLZ`Central America	80.76
39	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	79.74
40	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	78.38
41	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	77.29
42	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	77.10
43	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	76.41
44	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	75.75
45	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	74.94
46	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	72.52
47	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	71.19
48	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	71.18
49	Honduras`HND`Central America	70.53
50	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	70.32
51	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	68.35
52	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	66.84
53	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	66.20
54	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	65.43
55	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	64.68
56	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	64.47
57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	64.41
58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	64.28
59	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.55
60	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	61.25
61	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	60.36
62	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58.90
63	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	58.80
64	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	56.62
65	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	56.00
66	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	55.41
67	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	55.33
68	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	53.18
69	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	52.53
70	Canada`CAN`Northern America	52.48
71	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	51.74
72	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	50.51
73	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	50.29
74	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.11
75	Niger`NER`Western Africa	49.88
76	Bolivia`BOL`South America	49.47
77	France`FRA`Western Europe	49.40
78	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	48.07
79	Uruguay`URY`South America	47.96
80	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	47.81
81	Chile`CHL`South America	46.55
82	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	46.07
83	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	45.89
84	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43.39
85	Venezuela`VEN`South America	42.61
86	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	42.34
87	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	42.07
88	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	41.59
89	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.37
90	Paraguay`PRY`South America	41.13
91	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.85
92	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	39.72
93	Peru`PER`South America	39.19
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	38.12
95	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	36.42
96	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.76
97	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	35.50
98	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	35.28
99	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34.82
100	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	33.36
101	Ecuador`ECU`South America	33.06
102	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.10
103	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	28.51
104	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28.15
105	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	27.93
106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	27.02
107	Mexico`MEX`Central America	25.67
108	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	25.27
109	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	24.96
110	Colombia`COL`South America	24.35
111	Brazil`BRA`South America	23.83
112	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23.26
113	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	23.03
114	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	19.00
115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	18.81
116	United States`USA`Northern America	17.52
117	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16.81
118	India`IND`Southern Asia	14.01
119	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.35
120	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	9.11

02In 1984

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore313.12
2Macau211.44
3Hong Kong199.91
4Luxembourg195.35
5Bahrain167.39

Lowest

120Laos9.11
119Argentina12.35
118India14.01
117Bangladesh16.81
116United States17.52

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 60.80. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031983 → 1984

Since 1983

What changed between 1983 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −2countries joined / left
119values changed, of 119 in both
67 · 52rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau38.26 → 64.68+26.42
Luxembourg175.63 → 195.35+19.72
Paraguay25.14 → 41.13+15.98
Faroe Islands84.56 → 99.72+15.15
Hong Kong186.33 → 199.91+13.58

Fell most

Somalia96.11 → 75.75−20.36
Singapore333.15 → 313.12−20.02
Guyana110.46 → 95.52−14.94
Iran38.73 → 27.93−10.80
Sierra Leone33.11 → 23.03−10.08

+ Laos

− Brunei

− Micronesia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1984.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 120 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1984). Trade (% of GDP), 1984 [data set], describing 1984. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/trade-to-gdp/1984

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07Questions

Trade (% of GDP), 1984: questions and answers

Which country has the highest trade openness in Trade (% of GDP), 1984?

Singapore, at 313.12, of the 120 countries in the file.

What year does Trade (% of GDP), 1984 describe?

1984.

How many countries does Trade (% of GDP), 1984 cover?

120.

Where can I download Trade (% of GDP), 1984?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Trade (% of GDP), 1984 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Trade (% of GDP), 2025.

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